VOL 5—5 NO. 5
MOV**"'
Decree
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1964
Stephens Calls For Student Unity
Last Thursday in assembly,
SGA President Doc Stephens
postponed, temporarily, a vote on
constitutional amendments to
speak on “an issue of basic con
cern for all of us.” Stephens
appealed to the student body for
more unity in voicing students’
concern over activities and rules
here on campus. He pointed out
that in the past, the administra
tive council has failed to act on
student requests because they
have felt that the proposals “do
not reflect the attitude of a major
ity of students on campus,” A
unified appeal by all the students
would act to nullify this situation.
Readily admitting that the ad
ministration had always acted in
what it considered the best in
terests of the students, Stephens
hastened to point out the fact that
if we continue to remain com
pletely passive on basic campus
issues, in a few years the stu-
N. C. Wesleyen Granted
Accreditation By Conference
North Carolina Wesleyan was
granted full accreditation by the
North Carolina College Confer
ence at its annual meeting
in Charlotte on November 6,
1964, This action followed re
commendations made last year
when an examining committee of
the conference found Wesleyan
to be meeting all standards of a
senior college.
Methodist College of Fayet
teville, Wesleyan’s sister insti
tution, was also granted accredi- j
tation. Both colleges thus became
accredited after their fourth full
year of operation-
Wesleyan also has the distin-
ctio n of having been granted the
status of “Candidate for Mem
bership” in the Southern Asso-
ciation of Colleges and Schools
the first North Carolina College
ever to attain this early academic
recognition. Wesleyan aspires
to maintain its high standards sc
that 1^ might become a fully ac
credited member of the Southeri
in 1966.
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dents would be completely run
over with administrative rulings
and restrictions.
He went on to add that such a
situatlon--a power structure on
either side—was not socially or
academically healthy.
While urging unified, protest
and criticism, Stephens, never
theless, emphatically stated time
and again that he was not ad
vocating open rebellion, revolt,
or a schism with the adminis
tration, The major point of it
was that by fully understanding
each other’s position, the student
body and the administration could
reach a better mutual under
standing and work together
toward our common goal: a
stronger, healthier Wesleyan
College.
Stephens’s plea came in the
wake of several administrative
decisions concerning dating pro
cedures and the moving of the
chapel service to the center of the
gym floor, which has already suf
fered great abuse. It was Step
hens’ hope that sustained and uni
fied student protests and petitions
would demonstrate the wants and
needs of the majority of the cam
pus and that this action would pro
voke some visible changes.
Doc Stephens, President of the SCA, calls for more unity in
voicing: student's concerns over cammis rules and activities.
lo Use Or
Not To Use
The Wesleyan Players under
the direction of Dr. David Bat
chelor has presented our campus
with one of it’s bes t plays to
date. A well balanced cast showed
consistent ability throughout the
entire performance.
Of outstanding merit was the
way that stage, lighting, and pro
duction^ was set up. The crews
responsible for -this deserve
added applause for’ their fine
work.
By R. Bruce Sharer
For the past four years stud
ents and faculty alike have looked
forward to the completion of a
gymnasi.ium. It was felt by all
concerned that a spacious gym
floor would be ideal for the many
dances, assemblies and lectures
held on campus , as well as
the center of sports. Now that
the gym has been open for two
weeks there are mixed feelings
about whether or not to use the
floor for activities other than
the intended indoor sports.
The consensus of the students
is that the floor should not be
used for activities other than
sports. There are petitions to
this effect being passed around
among the students which are to
be presented to the administra
tion, Already, several mars
have been made on the floor bj
different activities ta^»)g place
there.
Dr. Bauer, athletic director,
feels that to preserve the ori
ginal quality of the floor will
take a joint effort on the part
of all organizations making use
of it.
What action will be taken, 11
any, will be decided by the ad
ministration and the chapel com
mittee.
MOUSETRAP TRAPS
AUDIENCE APPEAL
Outstanding m'embers of the
cast included wren Phillips in
his portrayal of the suave in
truder. Although the whole cast
was good, two others, Patricia
Brown and Matt Gaffney, were
of exceptional merit.
Soon after the play was under
way the audience could be seen
to be engulfed in the conflict
of the Mous^rap. There was
little to critize outside of places
where certain players tended to
overact there parts and one place
were the players were present
ing their lines at a faster rate
than normal. These criticisms
seem insignificant, however when
the play was viewed as a whole.
The Wesleyan Community should
be proud of this year’s fall pro
duction of the Wesleyan Players,
The Mousetrap will be remem
bered as one of the best overall
productions that we have had the
pleasure of attending. An ex
cellent job Players, we hope
more will come.
Newsnote
Thanksgiving
Holidays
Thanksgivinjr holidays be
gin at 4 p.m. on Wednesday,
November 25, Students may
plan to leave frmn campus
after their last clasas on that
date.
Residence hills will reopen
at about 9 p.m. on Sunday,
November 29. Classes will
resume at 8:30 p.m. on Mon
day, November 30.
The DECREE staff wishes
you a happy Thanksgrivinff.
Eat lots of turkey!